SuperTed joins the children’s classic cartoon revival

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Almost three decades after the teddy bear with extraordinary powers last
thwarted the cowboy villain Texas Pete, SuperTed is to return to
British TV screens.

The Welsh cartoon, which began as a bedtime story for the creator’s
four-year-old son, was an international success in the 1980s and now Mike
Young, the show’s creator, is working on a new series, Radio Times
reveals today .

It is one of several classic children’s shows that are being remade for a new
generation of young viewers. Thunderbirds, The Wombles, Dangermouse,
Bob the Builder and Teletubbies are also being revived.

The wave of remakes, at

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The Welsh cartoon began as a bedtime story for the creator’s four-year-old son

July 15 2014

The Welsh cartoon began as a bedtime story for the creator’s four-year-old son